He was pushing it, this time, he knew. He even had the decency to look sheepish as he walked up to the familiar aravels. He reached out to touch the closest one as he walked in, careful not to be seen by any of the elders. If he just sort of reintegrated himself in slowly over the next couple of days, maybe they'd forget he'd been missing so long.
(Not like that was going to happen, but it was a kind lie he could tell himself.)
The fact that he almost ran into Pel while trying to sneak back in was... well, unfortunate.
"Hey, Pel," he said, his voice soft, the apology already there in his tone. "What'd I miss?"
pre-conclave
He was pushing it, this time, he knew. He even had the decency to look sheepish as he walked up to the familiar aravels. He reached out to touch the closest one as he walked in, careful not to be seen by any of the elders. If he just sort of reintegrated himself in slowly over the next couple of days, maybe they'd forget he'd been missing so long.
(Not like that was going to happen, but it was a kind lie he could tell himself.)
The fact that he almost ran into Pel while trying to sneak back in was... well, unfortunate.
"Hey, Pel," he said, his voice soft, the apology already there in his tone. "What'd I miss?"